What kind of black chicken is it? Stocktaking of black chicken breeds

Chicken is one of the common poultry, which is raised by almost every household in rural areas, and the environment and climate are very different, so there will be differences in chicken breeds. When it comes to chicken breeds, black chickens can be said to be very prominent. Like the well-known black-bone chickens, the reason why they are so black is that there are more genes regulating pigment cells in the body. Today, let's take an inventory of some black chicken breeds. Let's learn about them together.

1. Silky Chicken

Silky chickens are very popular pet chickens. Because of their fluffy feathers, they are not as waterproof as other chickens, so they don't like wet weather. Silky chickens have different colors of feathers, all breeds have black faces and skin, and dark gray or bluish gray beaks, legs and meat.

2. White Crown Black Light Chicken

White-crowned black-light chicken originates from Poland and is mainly used for ornamental purposes. This kind of chicken is docile and is a good pet. In addition to the glossy black feathers, another iconic feature of this chicken is the white crown.

3. Black Schumann chicken

Black Schumann chicken is a rare breed, originating from the Black Shuman region of Bulgaria, hence its name. This kind of chicken has white skin, black feathers and a red crown. In addition, their feathers glow green.

4. Black Chicken in the Old Garden

Jiuyuan black chicken is named because it is mainly produced in Jiuyuan Town, Wanyuan City, Sichuan Province. it is a meat-and-egg-eating breed, and some Jiuyuan black chickens have bean crowns. Black feathers with emerald green luster, black skin, black feather, black meat, black bone, black internal organs, eggshell light brown, a few green. It was named by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as: "rare in the world, unique to China, unique to Wanyuan", known as the source of life green food.

5. Ayam-Semani Chicken

Ayam-Semani chicken is the "blackest" of all black chickens. The chicken is native to Sumatra, Java and Madura in Indonesia. The chicken has black feathers, skin, beak, claws and meat due to fiber pigmentation, a genetic disease that leads to hyperpigmentation.

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Of course, there are many black chicken breeds, so we will not introduce them one by one, and we should not mistakenly think that black chickens are not poisonous. In fact, many black chickens are very rare and have a lot of unexpected value.

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